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Hello,

My name is Kashesha Xiong, currently finishing my degree of Sociology of Law, Crime, and Deviance at the University of Minnesota TC.For the first time in history, the University has offerred a Hmong Language Study Abroad program for Summer 2018. The program will be located in Kunming, China. The heart and origin of the Hmong people. Students will revisit the roots of the Hmong language as well as discover the advacements and degrees of seperation from Western Hmong dialects. I wish to learn and understand these degrees of separation.

My passion is to cultivate the Hmong community in language, history, and culture. I believe my endeavor for studying in China will help me understand how to channel further in my passion. I enjoy learning and taking opportunities to understand how genocide, ethnic cleansing and ethnic violence has affected an ethnic group. My history of work consists of multiple volunteer work for Dai Thao's campaign for Mayor of Saint Paul, Susan Pha's campaign for City Council Member of Brooklyn Park, and a member of Justice for Dylan Yang while juggling part time jobs at Target and McDonald's. The skills and knowledge acquired overseas are all skills I hope to bring back to share.